‘Two misconducts. Two fights. Too many scrums to count. Four players helped to the dressing room. Heads banged off glass. Sticks under helmets. Pucks banked off faces. Blood on the ice. Orange-clad fans thirsting for more.’

‘”It looks right now like both players will miss some time. Both have leg injuries, and we’ll get more details when we get back home,” Ruff said in Wachovia Center. “I’m not going to guess [which is worse or how long]. [Today] will be a big day for them.”‘

‘Connolly lifted a wrist shot from the slot high over Philadelphia goaltender Ray Emery to break a 2-2 tie at 5:27 in the final period. He scored again at 10:18 when his shot bounced off Emery’s mask.’

‘Tied, 2-2, entering the third period, the Sabres moved in front on a goal with 14:33 left in the game. Connolly and Clarke MacArthur passed back and forth at the top of the offensive zone, and Connolly fired a perfect shot into the top left corner of the net for a 3-2 lead.’

‘Patrick Kaleta was ejected from the game following a major boarding penalty for a hit from behind on Jared Ross. Kaleta received a five-minute boarding penalty and a game misconduct for the hit. Riley Cote was called for a two-minute roughing minor for going after Kaleta following the hit.’

‘"He snaps. He’ll do something that you wouldn’t expect he’d do. But that’s part of what makes him an effective player, too. You don’t quite know what you’re going to get from Danny when you go up against him. You could get a stick across the chops. You can get a two-hander across the legs, and that’s just part of his makeup. I think that’s what buys him a little bit of time sometimes."’

‘The current issue of ESPN The Magazine includes a short article called “Money Players: NHL Teams Need to Get the Most for Their Bucks.” Four players were in the “Fool’s Gold” category, and Drury (making $8.1 million with the New York Rangers this season) and Briere ($8 million with the Philadelphia Flyers) are two of them.’